Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive295% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 203
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 470
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9811
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
42.3% Average
Lighting 53
Reflection 51.2
Parallax 44.5
43% 49.6 fps
MRender 54.2
Gravity 47
Splatting 47.7
40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTE512HMJH-000L2 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: EXT26L0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
68% Good
Read 522
Write 261
Mixed 309
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 15.6
100% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 14.3
21% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68%
Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,739
Write 1,996
Mixed 2,096
505% 2,277 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 34.9
188% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 32.4
68% 141 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 295%
Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
255GB free
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 485
Write 338
Mixed 339
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 20.6
92% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 11.9
60% 136 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,423 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R3

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